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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Ryan, health chief clash over ObamaCare plans — House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) clashed with President Obama's healthcare chief at a hearing Wednesday over preparations for a looming Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare. — The case of King v. Burwell could invalidate subsidies …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Fifth Circuit Just Stuck A Knife In Roe v. Wade
The Fifth Circuit Just Stuck A Knife In Roe v. Wade
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Is Obama Trying to Sway the Supreme Court?
Is Obama Trying to Sway the Supreme Court?
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
President decries ‘endless partisan’ attacks on ObamaCare
President decries ‘endless partisan’ attacks on ObamaCare
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Anthony Berteaux / The Huffington Post:
An Open Letter to Jerry Seinfeld from a ‘Politically Correct’ College Student — Recently, I've heard about your reluctance to perform on college campuses because of how “politically correct” college students are. You also further made remarks that college students are quick to use the words …
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Arit John / Bloomberg Business:
New Hampshire Republicans Ask Fox News, RNC for Debate Changes — GOP figures call for more inclusion in the first-in-the-nation primary state. — t aritbenie — Low-polling Republican presidential candidates aren't the only ones upset with Fox News's debate rules.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
New Hampshire Republicans ask Fox, RNC to change debate criteria
New Hampshire Republicans ask Fox, RNC to change debate criteria
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Bill Clinton says he'll stop giving paid speeches if Hillary wins — Bill Clinton will likely not continue to give paid speeches if his wife Hillary were elected president, he said Wednesday. — “No, I don't think so,” when asked Wednesday at a Clinton Global Initiative event. — Story Continued Below
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg Business:
Bill Clinton Cracks Jokes About Marijuana, and Himself
Bill Clinton Cracks Jokes About Marijuana, and Himself
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New York Times:
E.P.A. Says It Will Set Rules for Airplane Emissions — The Obama administration on Wednesday said it would regulate greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes, a move that could significantly strengthen President Obama's environmental legacy, but also present major new challenges for the airline industry.
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Alex Guillén / Politico:
EPA takes crucial step toward climate rules for airplanes
EPA takes crucial step toward climate rules for airplanes
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CNN:
Story highlights — “Even though you have reasonable suspicion,” says one, “nine out of 10 times, that officer is going to keep on driving” — (CNN)Forty-two people were killed in Baltimore in May, making it the deadliest month there since 1972. — When asked what's behind that number …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems set budget trap for GOP — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday rejected demands by Democratic Senate leaders to hold a budget summit this month. — McConnell's dismissal creates a fiscal standoff in the Senate months earlier than expected over whether spending limits …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
U.S. Embracing a New Approach on Battling ISIS in Iraq — WASHINGTON — In a major shift of focus in the battle against the Islamic State, the Obama administration is planning to establish a new military base in Anbar Province and send 400 American military trainers to help Iraqi forces retake the city of Ramadi.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
US training base in Iraq hasn't seen a new recruit in weeks
US training base in Iraq hasn't seen a new recruit in weeks
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NTSB:
NTSB Issues Second Update on its Investigation Into the Amtrak Derailment in Philadelphia — WASHINGTON - As part of its ongoing investigation into the May 12, 2015, derailment of Amtrak Train 188 in Philadelphia, the NTSB today provides this update on the analysis of the engineer's cell phone and related records.
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
A new inside account of Obama's Israel ire — President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — When it's released June 23, the new book by bestselling historian Michael Oren is going to be the talk of Washington and Jerusalem — not to mention everywhere people …
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Kate Aubusson / Sydney Morning Herald:
Christian couple vow to divorce if same-sex marriage is legalised — Same-sex marriage opponent plans divorce — If same-sex marriage is legalised, Director of the Lachlan Macquarie Institute, Nick Jensen, will divorce his wife of ten years in protest. — An Australian couple have vowed …
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Liz Burke / NEWS.com.au:
Nick Jensen threatens to divorce in protest of gay marriage in Canberra CityNews article
Nick Jensen threatens to divorce in protest of gay marriage in Canberra CityNews article
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Still Say Liberties Should Trump Anti-Terrorism — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — The federal government's recent actions to limit the scope of what it can do to prevent terrorism are consistent with Americans' preference to prioritize civil liberties over anti-terrorism efforts when the two come into conflict.
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Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg View:
Reason Magazine Subpoena Stomps on Free Speech — Wielding subpoenas demanding information on anonymous commenters, the government is harassing a respected journalism site that dissents from its policies. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York claims these comments …
Gov. Scott Walker / Des Moines Register:
We changed broken education system — Megan Sampson was named the outstanding first-year teacher by the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English in June of 2010. A week later, she received another certificate: a layoff notice from the Milwaukee Public Schools system.
New York Times:
Disunion: The Final Q & A — In April 2011, the editors of Disunion, The New York Times's series on the Civil War, convened a panel of historians to mark the 150th anniversary of the Confederate assault on Fort Sumter and the onset of the four-year conflict.
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Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
Let down by Obama, some black voters ask: Is it even worth backing Clinton? — Jacksonville, Fla. — During those two electric Novembers, the chance to elect a black president, and then keep him in office, seized Regenia Motley's neighborhood. — Nightclubs were registering voters.
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Hanna Rosin / The Atlantic:
The Mysterious Columba Bush — Now and then in an otherwise unmemorable speech, Jeb Bush will drop a mention of his wife, like a sudden pop of color. At an event in Nevada this March, one of his first speeches of this campaign season, before a crowd of what The Washington Post called …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Murder charges dropped against Georgia woman who took abortion pills — The murder charge against Kenlissia Jones, a Georgia woman who took abortion pills, have been dropped, Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards said Wednesday. — Edwards said in a statement that Georgia law does …
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Jane C. Timm / msnbc.com:
Ben Carson: Let's spy on government workers — Republican presidential contender Ben Carson said Wednesday that if elected next year he might implement a “covert division” of government workers who spy on their coworkers to improve government efficiency. — The pediatric neurosurgeon …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Marco's Money … By MICHAEL FALCONE — NOTABLES —ANALYSIS — ABC's RICK KLEIN: It's easy enough to mock a particular media portrayal of Marco Rubio, cast as — shock! — someone who has struggled with his finances yet owns a luxury boat that isn't that fancy and an expensive home that looks, well, fine.
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